Israel shuts down, police on alert for Yom Kippur
Commissioner Yohanan Danino calls on members of all faiths to respect both High Holiday and Muslim celebration of Eid al-Adha
Police forces were deployed across Israel and were taking all measures necessary to ensure public safety for the Jewish High Holiday of Yom Kippur and the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Adha, Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino said Friday.
The Yom Kippur fast began Friday at sunset, and ends Saturday at nightfall. Times of Israel updates will resume when Yom Kippur ends.
Danino said that police expected the public to respect the religious customs of all communities, adding that the police would crack down on anyone who attempts to harm worshipers of any faith.
The two important religious festivals coincide for the first time in three decades, and Israel tightened security in flash-point mixed Jewish-Muslim areas to ward off possible unrest.
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